Latest news at Lee Evans Partnership

Neville Childhood Epilepsy Centre LABC South East Building Excellence Award Winner - 14/06/10
The Neville Childhood Epilepsy Centre, beat off strong competition to win the LABC South East Building Excellence Award in the Best Community Development category. The new centre was designed by Lee Evans Partnership LLP and built by Buxton Building Contractors Ltd for The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy (NCYPE) in Lingfield, Surrey.

Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) Assessor Chris Palmar - 02/06/10
The Code for Sustainable Homes replaced EcoHomes in 2007 as the national standard to be used in the design and construction of new-build residential properties in England. There are six levels of performance and Level four has recently been adopted by Housing Associations and Homes & Communities Agency sponsored projects as a minimum requirement.

Medway Park’s new facilities receive international plaudits - 28/04/10
Medway Park, Medway's new centre of sporting excellence, part funded by the Government and the University of Kent at Medway, has successfully hosted the third round of the Modern Pentathlon World Cup.

LEP Scoop top award in Pinders Healthcare Design Awards 2010 - 08/04/10
Lee Evans Partnership’s project East Clayton Farm has just won the Independent Living category in the Pinders Healthcare Design Awards 2010. The pioneering project in Washington, West Sussex, for Lorica Trust is the first shared ownership scheme in the UK for young people with profound and multiple disabilities.

Community College Whitstable - 10/02/10
The 3 phase project is due to complete in January 2011 and Phase 1 The Creative School is now finished. It forms the main visitor entrance and its double height is designed to exhibit students’ work and offers easy access to the performance hall for community use.

The Neville Childhood Epilepsy Centre opens - 18/12/09
The new Neville Childhood Epilepsy centre has been formally opened by Lord (Geoffrey) Howe of Aberavon CH QC . The development on the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy (NCYPE)’s campus at Lingfield, Surrey, is significant as it is the first purpose- built childhood epilepsy centre for assessment, treatment and research in the UK and is the only specialist facility of its kind.

Dulwich College Preparatory School Annexe Refurbishment completed - 09/12/09
Lee Evans Partnership has just completed a major three phase refurbishment of The Annexe at Dulwich College Preparatory School in London. The two-storey Annexe is a self-contained section of the school catering for 160 pupils aged between 5 and 7 years of age.

Newly qualified architect James Wood - 01/12/09
Congratulations go to James Wood of Lee Evans Partnership who has just qualified as an Architect.

Lee Evans Partnership in Top 100 Architects for third year running - 22/10/09
Lee Evans Partnership has maintained its position for three years in a row as one of the top 100 architects in the UK according to Building magazine. In its annual state-of- the-nation review released this month the magazine ranked the Practice as 82nd, a four place improvement on its last year’s position.

East Clayton Farm: a unique shared ownership housing scheme - 20/10/09
Working with client Lorica Trust, Lee Evans Partnership has just completed the conversion of East Clayton Farm, West Sussex, into the first shared ownership housing scheme in the country for young people with profound and multiple disabilities. What makes the development unique is that it is part of a project with a much wider social remit which seeks to create a thriving and sustainable community in its own right.

Nick Lee Evans awarded Downland Prize 2009 for Community - 24/09/09
Lee Evans Partnership’s Managing Partner, Nick Lee Evans, was among the five winners of the Downland Prize 2009 which were announced on Tuesday, 22 September at a reception held at the RIBA’s Headquarters. The winners were selected from 95 entries submitted by architects from across the south and the south east regions of England.

Pioneering dry flooring system at St Mary’s, Broadwater - 01/08/09
The re-ordering of this Medieval Grade I listed church is significant as it is the first time an insulated and heated stone floor has been installed in an English church without a concrete sub floor. It also demonstrates how tried and tested technologies from different industry sectors can be combined to create a highly effective bespoke system.

Tuelon Church highly commended - 14/07/09
The recent re-ordering carried out by Lee Evans Partnership LLP at St Margaret’s Angmering, Sussex has been Highly Commended in The Sussex Heritage Trust Awards 2009. The certificate was presented to Churchwarden, Richard Hance at a ceremony on Thursday 9th July at Farbridge, Preston Farm near Chichester.

Lee Evans Partnership Associate Partner appointed chair of RIBA Canterbury & District Branch - 18/06/09
Lee Evans Partnership’s Associate Partner, David Gullick has just been appointed branch chairman of the RIBA Canterbury & District Branch. David succeeds Lee Evans Partner Matt Hayes who has held the post for the last 3 years.

Extension and rationalisation programme completed for Bower Grove School, Maidstone - 01/06/09
This project is part of a county-wide special school review programme undertaken by Kent County Council’s Property Group.

Lee Evans Partnership champions inclusive design - 06/05/09
Lee Evans partnership worked closely with Kent Council’s Property Group on the new Hythe Bay C of E Primary School, a project which is recognised as an exemplary illustration of DDA implementation.

Lee Evans Partnership completes controversial re-ordering of Tuelon Church - 01/05/09
Located in the pretty Sussex village of Angmering, St Margaret’s is Grade II* listed with parts dating back to medieval times. In the 1850s, Samuel Sanders Tuelon, the renown Victorian architect, carried out a major re-ordering and further extension of the Church.

Architecture Workshop builds on the success of Architecture - 27/02/09
Building on the success of the workshops they ran during Architecture08 Tracy Gullick and Rebecca Hobbs of Lee Evans Partnership were invited to run a one day workshop at King Ethelbert School, Ramsgate.

Partner, Matt Hayes, appointed as CABE Enabler - 22/02/09
Partner, Matt Hayes has just been appointed as a member of the CABE Enabling Panel, following an open and competitive process against a strong and eminent field of other applicants.

Luxury beachfront apartments at Sandgate, Kent - 12/02/09
Completed in January 2009 Beaufort is a beachfront development of fourteen 2-bedroom luxury apartments which commands stunning views over the English Channel.

LEP's design for Community College Whitstable shortlisted for national award - 27/11/08
Lee Evans Partnership's design for Community College Whitstable (CCW) was one of just three UK architects' designs to be shortlisted for a prestigious new national award. The new plans for CWW are also the only BSF scheme in Kent to achieve the national shortlist.

LEP is the architect for BSF School Community College Whitstable - 25/11/08
Lee Evans Partnership is a member of the consortium that will deliver the first phase of Kent's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme and is the architect for Community College Whitstable, one of the 10 schools included in this phase.

Lee Evans Partnership in Top 100 Architects - 05/11/08
LEP is once again one of the top 100 architects in the UK according to Building Magazine's annual state-of-the-nation review which ranked the practice 86th. This is 3 places up on its position last year.

New Development Centre for Wilmington Enterprise College, Dartford - 21/10/08
LEP has just completed a new Development Centre for Wilmington Enterprise College, Dartford, a specialist Business and Enterprise College. The new building which includes a new sixth form centre, special needs facilities and staff room is designed to support the development of members of the College community and was formally opened by Sir Robert Worcester KBE DL, Chancellor of the University of Kent on 2nd September 2008.

LEP shortlisted as finalist for the 2008 Sustainable Housing Awards - 15/10/08
LEP has been shortlisted in the Low Energy Social Housing Project of the Year category of The Sustainable Housing Awards 2008, organised by Inside Housing magazine for their housing scheme Woodbourne Gardens, in Wallington, Surrey, designed for Bourne Housing Society Ltd (a subsidiary of Moat).

New library and IT centre for top grammar school - 15/07/08
LEP has transformed a 1960s gym into a striking new library and IT centre for Barton Court Grammar School, Canterbury, demonstrating how much can be achieved within a limited budget with imagination and an innovative building component.

Architecture 08 - 01/07/08
RIBA South East Region Canterbury Branch Chairman, Matt Hayes, partner at LEP, welcomed guests to an exhibition showcasing the work of fourteen local architectural practuces as well as the work of students from the Architectural Schools at the University of Kent at Canterbury College for Creative Arts at Canterbury (UCCA).

Lee Evans Partnership win Green Apple Award - 01/07/08
Lee Evans Partnership was presented with a National Bronze Winner Award in the Housing Association category by David Bellamy OBE at the recent Internationals Green Apple Awards held at the Tower of London on Monday, 2 June.

Newly qualified architects John Trenamann, Neil Franklin and Neil Herron - 01/07/08
Congratulations go to Lee Evans Partnership's newly qualified Architects, John Trenaman, Neil Franklin and Neil Herron.

Photography competition attracts outstanding entries - 01/07/08
A photography competition, organised by Lee Evans Partnership as part of RIBA South East Region Canterbury Branch's Architecture08 events, attracted over 200 entries.

A red balloon day for Canterbury - 01/07/08
Lee Evans Partnership worked with a team of students from Canterbury School of Architecture at the University College for Creative Arts to create a unique street installation in Longmarket, right in the centre of Canterbury's main high street.

Lee Evans Partnership Sets Hearts Racing - 15/06/08
19 members of Lee Evans Partnership's staff got their hearts racing to keep hearts beating in the annual London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday 15th June, the largest charity cycle event of it's kind in Europe.

Phase 1 and 2 of major redevelopment programme complete at Central Sussex College's Haywards Heath campus - 08/04/08
LEP has just finished Phase 1 and 2 of a major £29m redevelopment of Central Sussex College's Haywards Heath campus which when complete will provide the best facilities of their kind in the area.

Lee Evans Partnership part of winning BSF consortium - 14/02/08
LEP is part of the preferred bidders' team, led by Land Securities Trillium and Northgate Information Solutions, which deliver the first phase of Kent County Council's £1.8 billion Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.

Reordering starts at St Margaret's, Angmering - 11/02/08
Work has now started on a major project at St Margaret's, Angmering in Sussex, a Grade II* listed church which was reordered by the renowm Victorian Architect, Samuel Sanders Tuelon in the 1850s.

Lee Evans Partnership enjoys success at the Kent Design Awards 2007 - 05/12/07
Lee Evans Partnership celebrated another successful year at the Kent Design Awards scooping not only a Special Award for Best Community Led Project for the Hope Street Centre, Sheerness but also a runner up award in the Sustainable Design and Construction category for The Visitor Centre at Shorne Wood Country Park.

Lee Evans Partnership in Top 100 Architects - 28/11/07
Lee Evans Partnership is one of the top 100 architects in the UK according to Building Magazine's annual state-of-the-nation review which ranked the Practice 89th.

Inaugural photographic competition huge success - 15/11/07
Staff at Lee Evans Partnership were invited to take part in the practice's first ever in-house photography competition. The three categories, Life in Motion, The Figure in the Built Environment and Light and Shade attracted over 50 entries.

Daily Mail UK Property Award for developer Great Homes Ltd and LEP's scheme - 09/11/07
The winning development, Windsor Court, in Singleton, Ashford, Kent comprising of 46 one and two bedroomed high specification retirement apartments with state-of-the-art safety features was awarded Best Retirement Development in Kent.

New multi-purpose hall for Mascalls co-educational school, Paddock Wood, Kent - 10/10/07
LEP has just completed a multi-purpose hall for Mascalls, a highly successful and expanding comprehensive school, in Paddock Wood in the heart of rural Kent.

Chris starts studies in sustainable Architecture - 09/10/07
LEP is sponsoring in-house graphics and visualisation specialist, Chris Palmar, for The Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies, leading to an MSC in Architecture.

John joins LEP Architect Team - 04/10/07
Lee Evans Partnership is pleased to welcome architect John Minter to the Practice. John is married with three young children and was previously employed by Cyma Architects, in Ashford.

LEP completes conservation and re-ordering work at Bossington House - 26/09/07
Lee Evans Partnership has just completed a major conservation project at Bossington House, a fine grade II listed property in Bossington, Kent, transforming the former care home back into a superb family residence.

Extreme team building - 24/09/07
Staff at Lee Evans Partnership have just experienced the exhilaration and excitment of a corporate activity day at The Whackysports Company based in the heart of the Kent country side in Headcorn, near Maidstone.

Craig joins Lee Evans Partnership - 03/09/07
Lee Evans Partnership are delighted to welcome Craig Liversidge to the practice.

Major Redevelopment of Dulwich Preparatory School, Cranbrook on site - 15/08/07
Lee Evans Partnership's design for a major redevelopment of Dulwich Preparatory School Cranbrook's lower school campus, which will dramatically improve teaching and ancillary accomodation, is now on site with completion scheduled for the start of the Autumn Term 2008.

New block for Angley School in Cranbrook - 03/08/07
Lee Evans Partnership has just completed The Harris Centre, a new purpose-built facility for Angley School, in Cranbrook, Kent. The new £1.5m Harris Centre provides an exciting glimpse into future developments for the school and their plans to renew and develop purpose built modern facilities.

Mark Nolan gains RIBA qualification - 02/08/07
Lee Evans Partnership is delighted to announce that Mark Nolan has passed his RIBA Part 3 in Professional Practice and Management at the University of Greenwich.

Discovery (Community) Primary School’s Proposed Expansion - 02/05/07
Planning Permission is now being sought for Phase Three of the purpose-built Discovery (Community) Primary School, in Kings Hill, Kent. The school, which opened in September 2003, was designed by Lee Evans Partnership to be developed in three stages so that its intake could grow to meet the demands of the expanding Kings Hill community.

Exhibition at Gallery Oslo Prosjektrom - 10/05/07
Architectural Assistant, Mark Nolan, has just participated in the first international art exhibition at the gallery Oslo Prosjektrom, St. Olav’s Gate, Oslo.

Wilmington Enterprise College’s new Vocational Business Enterprise Centre - 09/05/07
Lee Evans Partnership has just completed a new Vocational and Business Enterprise Centre for Wilmington Enterprise College, Dartford, a specialist Business and Enterprise College and Kent Vocational Centre for Land-Based Learning.

The Smarden Charter Hall - 03/05/07
Lee Evans Partnership has just completed a new village hall for the picturesque Wealden Village of Smarden. The Smarden Charter Hall was lottery funded and replaces an old hall, a prefabricated timber structure, which was becoming uneconomic to repair.

Affordable social housing prototype tough on energy consumption - 02/05/07
Lee Evans Partnership has just completed Woodbourne Gardens in Wallington, Surrey, Bourne Housing Society’s latest model for affordable sustainable social housing. The new scheme, comprising of 5 terraced 3-bedroom dwellings, fine-tunes Bourne Housing Society’s successful Coniston Court prototype unveiled last year.

Oakwood House’s new facilities boost revenue potential - 02/05/07
Lee Evans Partnership (LEP) has just completed a major £1.2m refurbishment and extension programme for Oakwood House, in Maidstone, Kent County Council’s (KCC) popular hotel, conference and training centre. The scheme builds on the success of the centre’s highly successful courtyard bar project, also designed by LEP and completed in 2005.

The new Hope Street Centre, Sheerness - 04/04/07
The new Hope Street Centre in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey which opened on Monday 19 March creates a highly successful blueprint for community centres which has already generated significant interest from social welfare and church groups both in the UK and abroad.

Shorne Wood Country Park Visitor Centre achieves success In The Civic Trust Awards 2007 - 27/03/07
The 49th Civic Trust Awards were presented on Tuesday, 20 March at a gala dinner held at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. These prestigious awards which acknowledge the best in the built environment from architecture to planning, townscape to housing received over 236 entries this year.

New residential development for seaside town - 12/12/06
Lee Evans Partnership has just designed Nelson Villas, a prestigious residential Development, for property developers The Murston Group.

Historic commercial building restored - 12/12/06
Lee Evans Partnership’s recently completed renovation of one of the oldest commercial buildings in Canterbury demonstrates the successful restoration of an important historic building dating back to 1390.

Architect Phil Ward joins Lee Evans Partnership - 12/12/06
Lee Evans Partnership is pleased to welcome architect Phil Ward to the practice. Twenty-eight year old Phil joins us from Clague’s Architects where he has worked for the past three years. His particular area of specialism lies in the education sector.

Lee Evans Partnership highly commended in Environment Awards - 12/12/06
At The Environment Awards for Kent Business 2006, celebrated on 8 December, Lee Evans Partnership was nominated as one of the Top 20 Kent environmently-friendly businesses of the year for their continuing excellence in sustainable architecture.

Seapoint Canoe Centre Competition Win - 12/12/06
Lee Evans Partnership has just won an invited competition, organised by The Kent Architecture Centre, to design a canoe centre within the valued historic landscape at Sandgate, Hythe.

Weald of Kent Grammar School for Girls opens new block - 20/09/06
An exciting new English & Humanities block, Phase 1 of a 2-phase programme ...

Dulwich College Preparatory School gets new Sports Centre - 08/08/06
Lee Evans Partnership has just completed a new Sports Centre for Dulwich College Preparatory School ...

Central Sussex College redesign set to take shape - 08/08/06
Central Sussex College has been given the green light to start work on the first phase of a £24million redevelopment of its Haywards Heath campus, designed by Lee Evans Partnership (LEP) ...

Shorne Wood visitor centre opens - 08/08/06
Canterbury-based architects, Lee Evans Partnership, has just completed a striking new visitor centre at Shorne Wood, Kent Count Council's popular country park near Gravesend

Father Sharpe’s Crash Ark - 07/07/06
Lee Evans Partnership is currently working with Father Sharpe of the Lorica Trust on a revolutionary approach to providing shelter for the growing number of homelessness people in our cities...

Historic barn transformed into hi-tech dwelling - 07/07/06
Denne Manor Barn in Shottenden is an impressive conservation project completed by LEP this year...

eScape Design & Construction Competition - 07/07/06
LEP have recently been short listed and exhibited in eScape, a national competition scheme to design a sustainable prototype for houses and flats as an innovative solution to the current need for high densities...

Four star eco social housing blueprint rolls out - 07/07/06
Following the success of Coniston Court, Wallington, a pioneering blueprint for four star eco-rated social housing, LEP is now in the construction phase of a 5- house development based on the same prototype for client Bourne Housing Society...

LEP partner, new branch chairman RIBA - 07/07/06
LEP Partner, Matt Hayes, has just been appointed branch chairman of the RIBA Canterbury & District Branch...